Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Evnvironmental Sciences

About the Programme

Environmental Sciences is a field that studies natural processes that occur, their causes, and consequences. The Doctoral program in Environmental Science deals with the study of the environment in a chemical, biological, and physical context with emphasis on energy conservation, pollution, climatic changes, biodiversity, global warming and other emerging areas. It involves fieldwork as well as lab research and testing via experimental and modelling mode. Students will be able to use their research findings to develop policies that can help to protect the environment like desertification, global warming, melting of the glaciers in the Arctic cap, as well as the pollution of the land, air, and water. In addition, students can make use of their expertise to determine the effects of human activity on nature as well as the environmental impact.

Eligibility

• A candidate seeking admission after a 2-year (4-semester) master’s degree should have at least an aggregate of 55% marks or its equivalent grade ‘B’ on the UGC 10-point scale.
• A candidate seeking admission after a 4-year (8-semester) bachelor’s degree in research should have a minimum CGPA of 7.5/10 with DBT-BET/ ICMR-JRF/ GATE/ UGC-NET/ CSIR-JRF/ ARS-NET/ GPAT qualifications.
• Candidates who have secured their master’s degree under (10+2) +3+2 or (10+2) +4+2 or (10+2) +4 patterns of study are eligible to enroll in the PhD programmes as per NEP 2020.
• A 1-year (2-semester) master’s degree after 4-year undergraduate degree/ 5 years integrated master’s degree with at least an aggregate 55% marks or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 10-point scale or an equivalent grade on a point scale wherever grading system is followed or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by approved, recognized by an authority, and established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions.
• GU may decide its selection procedure for PhD admission of international candidates, keeping in view the guidelines/ norms issued by statutory/regulatory bodies from time to time.
• The PhD candidates from other universities can transfer their PhD to GU; the PhD credits are acceptable with the NoC from the Registrar of the migrating university if they have completed the course credits as per the minimum standards of PhD regulations of UGC, 2022. Additionally, the candidate must submit a self-attested letter stating the reason for migrating and the coursework completion certificate.